The Melville Shoe Corporation was a Harrison, New York-based[1] shoe company.
Founded by Frank Melville in 1892,[2] the company was incorporated in 1916.
From its inception through 1923 it never had an unprofitable year, and paid dividends on preferred stock from 1916 to 1923.
[3] In 1922 the company was reorganized as the Melville Corporation, which would grow into a major retail conglomerate.
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